Well, however long it took you, this picture was worth it. I can't even imagine how maddening it must have been to add all that greenery draped across everything. The whole thing has a very peaceful quality to it, but a bit sad too. Excellent work!

Makes me think of a lot of things. One of them is from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina OF Time - The forest temple. But was also supposed to be sanctuary in the future for the Kokiri..~ But also where they fled to when they got away from the invasion that found its way into the village... But the hidden forest.. I think it's called, is a utter protection for kokiri and basically kills all none kokiri. There is a reallly cool bit on what happened really when link went inside for the first time.

I really love this: the colors, the warmth, the construction and especially the mystery. Also thank you for the step-by-step, it's incredibly helpful. Your other work is a joy to see as well so thank you for sharing!